HOT HARD DRIVE DEALS AT NEWEGG.COM

[megatyme]

omg newegg is selling the seagate st3200822AS at an incredibly low price with additional $5 instant rebate. I just bought 5 from them...hehe

 

[cmv]

Seagate 200GB 7200RPM Barracuda 7200.7 SATA Hard Drive, Model ST3200822AS, OEM Drive Only
$115 - $5 instant + $0.99 shipping

- Specifications -

Capacity: 200 GB
Average Seek Time: 8.5 ms
Buffer: 8MB
Rotational Speed: 7,200 RPM
Interface: Serial ATA
Features: Best-in-class non-operating shock for excellent reliability. Best combination of performance, acoustics and robustness. Idle acoustics of 2.5 bels- the industry's best. World's first SATA desktop drive.
Manufacturer Warranty: 5 year
Packaging: OEM Drive Only

 

[bex0rs]

Seagate 200GB 7200RPM Barracuda 7200.7 SATA Hard Drive, Model ST3200822AS [newegg.com]

Nice find! Dell SB had these for ~ $107 up till yesterday, but that was before tax and shipping.

 

[megatyme]

thx

 

[BustaBust]

Not bad.....I still remember when I went to Circuit City months ago and picked up the
Western Digital WD2500JB for about that price.

You bought 5!? Wow

 

[allisolm]

For additional information, check this thread: Newegg Seagate 200GB 7200rpm SATA $121 shipped.

 

[KenSr]

 

[thephatp]

Nice find! Quick question though. I've heard that drives larger than 120 GB or 130 GB require a card to plug into the motherboard (unless you have a really new computer). Is this true? I'm assuming since this drive is OEM, it doesn't come with that card, huh?

Could someone explain why it needs this?

Thanks

 

[Solema]

It may need a card if your BIOS and Controller are older than the extensions that were added to recognize larger drives. How old is your PC? I wouldn't say that you need a "really" new PC to access this drive.

 

[Cheetah8799]

OP, post a price and/or link next time.

Personally, this isn't a good deal to me. I just got a Seagate 160gb PATA drive from Outpost for $50 after rebate, so why would I want to spend an extra $60 for another 40gb? I understand these are SATA, but I haven't switched to SATA yet. I'm also not so sure that this drive is really that much faster than the PATA counterparts.

 

[dmw16]

newegg seems to be down

 

[Pothead]

Originally posted by: Solema
It may need a card if your BIOS and Controller are older than the extensions that were added to recognize larger drives. How old is your PC? I wouldn't say that you need a "really" new PC to access this drive.

Maybe if you were in the position of having 2 -200gb pata drives and 2 optical drives and di=d not want to add a pci ide card in there for another hard drive, thus making good use of sata

 

[phlashphire]

Originally posted by: dmw16
newegg seems to be down

Up and running now

 

[Redviffer]

Doh! Nm, gotta learn to read everything this early in the morning.

Nice find!

 

[cbehnken]

Originally posted by: thephatp
Nice find! Quick question though. I've heard that drives larger than 120 GB or 130 GB require a card to plug into the motherboard (unless you have a really new computer). Is this true? I'm assuming since this drive is OEM, it doesn't come with that card, huh?

Could someone explain why it needs this?

Thanks

Well, what you may be referring to is the 137 GB limitation of Windows XP. If you installed Service Pack 1 this limit is removed and you will be fine.

 

[CasmirRadon]

Originally posted by: Cheetah8799
Personally, this isn't a good deal to me. I just got a Seagate 160gb PATA drive from Outpost for $50 after rebate, so why would I want to spend an extra $60 for another 40gb? I understand these are SATA, but I haven't switched to SATA yet. I'm also not so sure that this drive is really that much faster than the PATA counterparts.

I think we've seen consistently from Anandtech and others that in reality there is zero speed difference between PATA and SATA hard drives at this speed. But.... you do get a cute little wire that is a lot smaller than a rounded IDE cable. Worth it if you find a good deal and don't mind the additional risk of breaking the delicate connectors.

I do agree though that this deal isn't so great for me, I'll be waiting for a better rebate in the future. (actually... I'm still waiting for the rebate to my first Seagate hard drive now that I think about it)

 

[Granamere]

Originally posted by: thephatp
Nice find! Quick question though. I've heard that drives larger than 120 GB or 130 GB require a card to plug into the motherboard (unless you have a really new computer). Is this true? I'm assuming since this drive is OEM, it doesn't come with that card, huh?

Could someone explain why it needs this?

Thanks

As long as you have a serial ATA connector on your motherboard you should be OK. Now if you are talking IDE yes some older motherboards have problems with IDE drivers over 120. You can always try flashing your BIOS to the newest version and that might fix it but then again that is for IDE drives and this drive is SATA.

Granamere

 

[Passions]

Not hot.

RAPTORs > *

 

[dakels]

I am told these are kinda loud. The desc says 2.5 bels which is really quiet though.
Anyone else have experience with these? I'd like to get 2 for more audio/video storage archive. I can't imagine its louder then my Raptors though but I can't really hear those due to the good positioning and acoustics of my case.

 

[mrchan]

seagate makes aout he quietest drives on the planet. well, at least compared to WD, maxtor, hitachi, yada yada....

 

[konakona]

Originally posted by: mrchan
seagate makes aout he quietest drives on the planet. well, at least compared to WD, maxtor, hitachi, yada yada....

wrong. samsungs are quieter. i heard recent hitachis are at least as quite as seagates. plus its idle noise that really counts for most part anyway...

 

[salsa086]

Vanilla H... is that just personal opinion?

Legitimate Info

 

[Bozo Galora]

with all these Seagate bargains showing up - looks like they are geting ready to roll out prev announced new lines.

 

[konakona]

Originally posted by: salsa086
Vanilla H... is that just personal opinion?

Legitimate Info

um yeah... i am sure everyone uses baracuda IV 40gb now :roll:
my obervation is based upon comparing SP80 and baracuda V 200GB (the one i have now). maybe removal of seashield wasnt a good move by seagate? strangely i am not the only one that came to this conclusion. evidence is mounting..

plus your article suggests people actually might find samsungs quieter...

The Samsung turned in a very credible performance as the noise runner-up. While exhibiting slightly higher noise overall, its high frequency whine noise seemed even lower than that of the Barracuda IV, although this could not be clearly confirmed. It was when the Barracuda IV was turned off, and then the Samsung turned on that one sometimes got the sense of a slight absence of high frequency noise. But when listened to it by itself, the whine could only be heard at trace levels from the 'cuda at distances under 6 inches.

The seek noise of the Samsung was vanishingly low, and their claim of a mere 0.2 Bel rise from idle seems justified. This lack of dynamic noise activity means that while the Barracuda IV has slightly lower overall noise, it may be easiest for the Samsung drive to become psychoacoustically transparent, for its noise to fade into the background for most people.

 

[mastermynd27]

you can find these drives on ebay for near that price all the time